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Riot police fire tear gas to disperse "yellow vest" protesters on the Champs-Elysees in Paris during the fifth consecutive Saturday of demonstrations, which have so far been largely peaceful. IMAGES
A car loaded with gas canisters has rammed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, leaving the driver dead in what the interior minister is calling an "attempted attack". Police sources earlier tell AFP that a Kalashnikov rifle, handguns and gas bottles were found in the vehicle. IMAGES of attacker's body and police at scene of attack // ACCOMPANIES VID1044324_EN / VID1044350_EN
A car burst into flames after it crashed into a police van on the Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris, police and investigators say, adding that the driver was armed and it appeared to be a "deliberate" act. Interior ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet has said the driver is "very likely dead." IMAGES of crashed car
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo and actor Gilles Lellouche inaugurate the Christmas lights on the Champs-Elysees avenue, where hundreds of people have gathered for the occasion. IMAGES
Paris's most famous street the Champs-Elysees was transformed into an open-air mass "dictation" spellathon Sunday, pitting thousands of France's brainiest bookworms against one another. IMAGES
French actor Tahar Rahim launches the holiday season in Paris as the Christmas lights are turned on on the Champs-Élysées. This year's lights will go out a week earlier than usual as the country faces an energy crisis. IMAGES